North Topsail Beach
Whether your ultimate vacation is a get-away-from-it-all setting or a something-for-everyone setting, North Topsail Beach will meet and beat your expectations! With a location that is easily within driving distance for most of its visitors, your vacation will begin as you cross over the intracoastal waterway on our high-rise bridge and will not end until you empty the sand from your shoes for the travel home. Located at the southernmost point of the famous North Carolina Outer Banks, you are approximately halfway between Wilmington and Jacksonville, North Carolina.
This 26-mile barrier island is home to North Topsail Beach as well as Surf City and Topsail Beach to the south, all within easy driving for your exploration. North Topsail Beach encompasses all that you dream of in a beach setting: undisturbed dunes, wide, soft sand beaches with plenty of room to relax and unwind and striking Atlantic surf in lush shades of emerald and turquoise. Whether your family brings the bucket and shovel brigade to the beach or wants to surf, snorkel, scuba dive or simply wade in the water, North Topsail Beach is flawless. Parasailing? Jet skiing? Deep sea charter fishing? Shoreline charter boat tour? We have it all!
Start your vacation days with an amazing sunrise and finish your day with a view of sunset over the sound or a quiet walk along the shoreline as beach life settles in for evening.
Military and maritime buffs have plenty to do, including the quest for Blackbeard the Pirate’s remnants of treasure! During the Cold War, Topsail Island was used as a secret missile test site – Operation Bumblebee – and home to the development of the ram jet engine. Learn more about our fascinating history at the Missiles and More Museum on Topsail.
When you want to give your culinary skills a break, enjoy a wide range of delightful places, serving everything from famed Carolina breakfasts to seafood and burgers, tacos and pizza, ice cream and sweet treats, all the while remaining on your own island with no need to travel inland.
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